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brainy

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brain·y  (brn)
adj. brain·i·er, brain·i·est Informal
Intelligent; smart.
braini·ly adv.
braini·ness n.
brainy [ˈbreɪnɪ]
adj brainier, brainiest
Informal clever; intelligent
brainily  adv
braininess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.brainy - having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
smart as a whip, brilliant
intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
brainy
adjective (Informal) intelligent, quick, bright, sharp, brilliant, acute, smart, alert, clever, rational, knowing, quick-witted I don't class myself as being very intelligent or brainy.
Translations
brainy [ˈbreɪnɪ] ADJ (brainier (compar) (brainiest (superl))) → listo, inteligente
brainy [ˈbreɪni] adj → intelligent(e), doué(e)
brainy
adj (+er) (inf) → gescheit, helle (inf)
brainy [ˈbreɪnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → geniale
brainy [ˈbreɪnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → geniale
brainy → ذكي chytrý klog gescheit έξυπνος inteligente, sesudo älykäs intelligent pametan intelligente 頭のいい 총명한 slim begavet bystry inteligente мозговитый klyftig ฉลาดมาก akıllı thông minh 聪明的


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